Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-10-15

cause such a vote would be equivalent,
l. To a demand, on the part of the
people of Dakota, without distinction of
party, that congress accord, at its coming
session, recognition of their rights and
redress of their wrongs.
2. To a declaration, that Dakota.
whether as territory or state, is too large
for wise, economical and honest local
government.
3. To a notice that the northwest will
insist that the vast region embraced in
tile present boundaries of Dakota shall
ultimately be represented in congress by
at least four United States senators.
4. To a verdict, that tho first step in
order is the division of the great terrific
ry, on the line selected by its half million
OF people.
|. The importance of a full vote cannot
be over estimated. A small vote will
only aggravate present evils, by afford
ing excuse for further neglect, and settle
nothing; but q full vote will put an end
to controversy, secure early action of
congress, and give the two Dakotas an
impulse of prosperity which neither has
yet enjoyed. Again we press the adj
monition Give division a full vote.
Whereas, The legislative assembly of
the territory of Dakota in answer t the
demand of its constituents, provided at
its last session for an expression of the
opinion of the voters upon the question
Of division of the territory, bya general
election to DO held in November next,
Therefore, Resolved, That this con-
yentiOn representing more than twenty
five thousand of the voters of North
Dakota, endorse most cordially the pro-
posed method of ascertaining the senti-
ment Of the voters OF Dakota.in this re-
gard.
Resolved, That the best interests of
Dakota will be advanced by a division
parallel, and the admission of both Sec
tons into the union of states, with the
names of North and South Dakota re-
spectively; that all considerations, tinan-
cal, political, prompt this action on the
part of the congress of the United States,
and we here demand, in the name of out
ragged justice, that the rights guaranteed
to us by the constitution, by the ordi-
nance of 1857, and by congressional en-
| withheld, but that we be permitted to
share in the rich heritage of Ameri-
can freemen and have a place in the
union of states formed by our fathers
and saved by the blood of $50, 900 of our
brothers, who gave tlleir lives that the
nation might live-that we urge upon
the people of North Dakota the duty
they owe to an overwhelming sentiment
as We believe, and in the discharge OF
that duty so to the polls in November
and vote for division.
Resolved, That it is the earnest hope OF
this convention that such legislative
action may be taken in the coming SEES.
sion of the fiftieth congress as will re.
move the.causes which are now leading
to the harrassment of North Dakota
settlers and land owners; that tho land
laws may be so changed-ifneed be-and
the rules and regulations of the general
land office be so altered-if such altera.
ton is deemed necessary-that the per.
sons empowered with their enforcement,
may be given greater latitude for the
discovery of fraud-if any fraud exists
and that their power to infllct hardship
upon innocent settlers and honest pur'
chasers he sc circumscribed that the
possibility of beclouding titles to land il
this region may be forever removed.
Every wife and mother in the country
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